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Aviation History
1954
1954 - 1329.PDF
596 FLIGHT CIVIL AVIATION . . . WEST AFRICAN SAFARI '"THE inauguration of the new West African "Safari" coach- •* class service, operated jointly by Airwork and Hunting Clan, has been postponed until June 14th. The delay is stated to be due to unavoidable difficulties outside the companies' control in the completion of the arrangements for the start of the new service. From June 1st, fares on the existing Safari service between this country and East Africa, and to intermediate points, are to be increased. The normal adult single fare from London to Nairobi will be £97 instead of £92, and the return fare will increase from £166 to £175. As in the case of the fare increases on first-class and tourist-class services between Britain and East Africa, this latest increase is due to the rising costs of operation. The Safari services continue to provide the lowest available fares on this route. NEW SERVICES APPROVED I T is announced that the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, after considering the recommendations of the Air Transport Advisory Council, has approved the operation of the following new services: — 1. An internal service between London (Croydon) and Birm ingham (Castle Bromwich) by Olley Air Services, during the period 3rd-14th May, 1954. 2. A normal scheduled service on the route London-Nice and/or Naples-Malta, by B.E.A., until March 23rd, 1961. 3. A normal scheduled service on the route London-Oslo- Stockholm, by B.E.A., until March 18th, 1961. 4. A normal scheduled service on the route London-Montreal- Chicago (optional) or London-Prestwick or Shannon-Keflavik and/or Gander-Montreal-Chicago (optional), by B.O.A.C., until February 22nd, 1961. NEW T.W.A. BASE AN agreement has been signed between T.W.A. and the local • authorities of Kansas City for the construction of a new overhaul base at the city's new industrial airport site, 16 miles north-west of the present municipal airport. The $18,000,000 SPRING OUTFIT : Boeing have decided on a colour scheme for the Model 707 jet transport/tanker demonstration prototype—primrose, white and chocolat-au-lait. The aircraft, shown in model form, will be "rolled out" this month and the first flight is scheduled for mid-June. (approximately £6,500,000) cost of the base will be met by the sale of revenue bonds, and construction is to commence by July 15th this year. The facilities of the new base will consist of three buildings: a main overhaul and office building, an engine overhaul building and warehouse, and an engine test house. Completion of the engine overhaul shops is scheduled for September 1st next year, and the entire base is to be completed within 720 days after the signing of the lease. The north-south runway of the new air port is expected to be ready for use by the time the overhaul base is completed. BREVITIES "IX^ORK began recently at Prestwick on the airport's new " 6,000ft runway, which will take two years to complete. * * * It is reported from Peru that detailed proposals for a merger between Pan American-Grace Airways and Braniff International Airways will be submitted to the C.A.B. within the next three months. * * * Construction of an underground rail link between the centre of London and London Airport was recently urged by the general manager of Thos. Cook and Son, Mr. James Maxwell. He sug gested that an additional tunnel to the present Piccadilly Line, making possible a 20 minute non-stop journey to or from L.A.P., could be a worthwhile investment, assuming a single fare of 5 s per person. * * * Formerly commander of the Aviation Bureau of the New York Police Department Emergency Division, Captain Gustav Craw ford has joined the flying staff of Mohawk Airlines. Last week this company became the first U.S. local-service airline to take delivery of a helicopter—a Sikorsky S-55. During his service with the New York police, Captain Crawford received several commendations for saving lives in helicopters, on which he has flown 1,000 hr. * * * The East German Republic is reported to be setting up an airline, equipped with Russian aircraft, for domestic and European international services. * * * Six airlines recently moved nearly five tons of turbine parts to the Far East on behalf of the General Electric Co., Ltd. The parts were required at Hiroshima for the T.E.V. Empire Wallace, a cargo ship. An initial load of 5,947 lb was taken from Croydon to Geneva by Transair Dakota, thence by Skyways York to Bangkok, and from Bangkok to Tokyo by Thai Airways Sky- master. The remaining 2\ tons were separated into three lots and sent by scheduled B.O.A.C., P.A.A. and S.A.S. passenger-freight service from London to Tokyo. TRANS - WORLD OVER HAUL : An artist's im pression of the proposed T.W.A. maintenance base at Kansas City (see news item on this page).
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